Emotional Attachment
Despite the complexity and unresolved questions, Nolan got closer to Lily with each visit. He found himself deeply concerned about her joys and sufferings, her triumphs and tribulations. She was no longer merely a youngster at the orphanage; she was becoming an important part of his life, a presence he looked forward to seeing and missed when he wasn’t around. This emotional tie was becoming as genuine and tangible as any bond he had ever experienced.

Emotional Attachment
Inescapable Thoughts
Nolan lay awake at night, thinking about Lily. Their relationship appeared too strong to be a coincidence. He reflected on the familiarity in their encounters, the eerie connections. Was there more to their link, a deeper significance he had yet to discover? These inevitable thoughts tormented him, like a conundrum that his heart and mind were always wrestling with.

Inescapable Thoughts